Indicator-operator for fare-registers.



0. N. MOORE. INDICATOR @BERATOR FOR PARE RBGISTBRS. APPLIOATION FILEDNOV.11, 1909.

Patented Deo. 20, 1910.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

0 N. MOORE.

INDICATOR OPERATOR FOR FARE RBGISTERS.

APPLICATION FILBDNOVJI, 1909.

979,083. Patented 1360.20, 19m.

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'v pecially of the type shown in my Patent No.

VUNITED STATES PATENT GFFTCEQ.

OTTO N. MOORE, F INDIANAPOLIS? NDIANA, ASSIGNOR. T0 JOHN Vf. OORE, FRUSH VILLE, INDIANA, ANI)A OTTO N. MOORE, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA,COTBUSTEES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dee. 2G; 'ltfliGt Application filed November 11. 1909. 'SerialNo. 527,5f4.

To all whom may .convetm Be it known that I, O'rro N. MOORE, a citizenot the United Statearesidino at In (lianapolis, in the county of Marlonand State' of Indiana, have invented certain new and'nset'ulImprovements in Indicator-Operators for Fare-Registers, of which thetollowing ia a specificationl- The object ot' my 'invention to produce a:setting` device for uselin Connection with machines having' several:parts which need', to be setl in ditlerent Cooperative relations.

The device is jn'imarilj".y intended for use in eonnee'tion with :tareregisters, more es- 8'l-5,S82, but is by no meanslitnited to snehparticular use. j

j 'Theaccompanying drawings illustrate my' invention.

Figure l is an axial section: Fin'. 2 a section on line Q Q ot'Fig'. l;Fig. 3 a trent elevation of the indicating dial and adjacent parts. withthe operating shafts in section: Fig'. l a plan on a smaller scale, andFig. a .section detail on line 5 5 of Fig. l.

ln the drawings. 'l0' and 11 indicate a pair ot members, preferablysleeved together, adapted to tranamit motion to portions of a tareregister to be variously set. to produce desired registrations orrecords. lnthe present vform the part 10 is a shaft upon which the partll is sleeved, and also sleeved upon the shaft l() is a sleeve lrarryinga gear 't4 meshing); with a gear '15 which is'journaled on-a Stud shattl. Formed integral with or secured to gear l is a gear l? which mesheswith gear it; carried by sleeve ll so that r0- tation el .sleeve le andll will be eoextensive and simnltaneoim. Sleeved npon sleeve lf3 is a.sleeve Q1. which is jonrnaled in the face plate or dial Q2, the partsQi. 13 and l0 being projected to different extents through the faceplate and each other and carrying indicating lingers ',13 and 21respectively so as to traverse three sets oit indicators formed on theexponed tare. of the dial plate 2Q. Secured to Shaft 10, between gears14: and 1S a Irear i223 and secured to sleeve 2l isa gear 2l, the gearsQ3, -f-land .lll being preferably uniformi; Ain size although not neeessarily so. .lournaled in the tace plate and in a rear plate (in whichtheeleem llv is also journaled) is a sha ft 2G which lies parallel withthe shaft l0 and splined upon For the purpose of moving the shaft;

this sha't't, so 'as to rotate therewith. but, so

to permit axial movement of the shaft 26. are three clutch members 27,2S and 29 each of which carries a locking member 3i haring oppositelyvprojecting fingers 32,

which lie between projet-tions 33 carried by' 6e* the clutch member.Journaled upon thev clutch members, so as to normally rotate freelythereon, are gears 27. 28 and 29, reM speotively, which are Continuouslyin mesh with the gears 23, le and "2e respectively. Each of these gearsCarries` a plurality. ol teeth 35 which overhang` the projertions' ofthe Corresponding clutch members and are spaced apart a distancesufficient to permit the entry of one ot' the fingers 32, a spring36in-ting upon the lool; 3l to non mally tend to project said linger 32into position between two of the fingers so as to thns'lock the clutchmemliier and its gear to gether. Each loelt 3l is provided with fitr'Z55 ger 87 which projects through a slot termed in the hub of itsclutch member? (Fig-j. 5) and;

vinto engagement- Wi'th the shaft E2G. Shaft-U 261s provided at onepoint wlth a notch 38 into which linger 37 ot' any ont;A of the loeirs3l may be forced by A the correspzmtl-ing spring 3G so that., when thenotch il?, is opi positie any loel, that loelt will be projeeted f so asto lock the corresponding,Clutch mein ber and gear together but., soSoon. asv the notoh is Withdrawn, said locking' nieinbe' will beretracted ao that the gear may" ro! tate freely upon its elnteh member.e

aitially I form in said shaft a plnielity circumferential grooves ilwhich time torni a. rack adapted to cooperate with a pinion 42 Withoutinterfering witlithe possible. ro'-, tation of shaft lit in any positionof axial adjustment.' Extending; lengthwise oit the oar is a rotatableshaft 5i which is brought upagainst the dial 2Q and is provided 'with akey 52 which is splined .into Shaft 'ltifso' as to compel rotation ot'shaft 9.6 with. shaft 51. and so as to permit. axial adjustment of theshat't Q6, This shaft 5l is provided at various points in 'its lengthWith the'grips 53 by means ot' which it may be very readily rotated toany desired. extent'. For the-'pure )ose of axiall i movin@` shaft 2GJinion 42 10a. a L

is carried by the short shaft 54T (dotted lines Fig. 2) `to which isSecured a bevel gear 55 meshing' with agrar 56 secured to the end of theshaft o7 which also runs lengthwise of the :ar .arallel to the shaft, 5land nro- .lle

vided with Suitable grips 5S by niean` of which it may he rotated.Siipiiosing the pointer l to traverse :i sente indi :ating` do]- hireund pointer 13 to traver e :i siecde indicating cents, and the pointer2l te traverse for instance :i eondneter nninher or :i station nnmher,ete. the operation 1S :is i'oiiinv: The Conductor iviii tiret rotateShnil 5? to brine- Shafty QG to the position indieziied in l lit/hinggeni' 2U' te it@ i-hitih i Figfl thus e' 5l vili produce n movement, etpointer il to {in}Y desired position. Shaft 5T xviii then he again i 2"(rotated to brine' notifh 3S et C into poSitien et either one of the ithe @hitch nieiiihers' und und. by, rotating she-ihry 5l the lniinterslG :ind'lffi' nnrv ne eerrespondinghY zidyinefid to indicate the desiredposition tol whiizh the nieinhei'al l() :1nd ll are to he set to enlisen proper Setting of the n'iein'oers oi. the i'eg"i;eriiig :ip-

the conductor not pnt to the neeessit o initen'iptine :in v fixiertmovement oi" ihe shafts. it, :i Xveii knewii inet thirtzi piu'- tiziirotative movement. may be zieeonipiished with. nnieh grenier ense :indwith grbnter eeri'ninty :is to extent than im intimi nievenient.

eifiiin :is in v invention:

i. setting ini'iehinnsin eon'nn'isine a phirziiiiv of niemhere` to heshifted. n pinriiiiiv or' Shifting"ineinhere engaging the ti'C-tineiitioned mein"e irst ofi which irotznnhie independent: of theshifting members with the tirati oit" sand ineen .fsiid ineens andtheseeond shaft ior eonti'ohingl s n' iiieiins.

fn ii setting ineehzniieni, the

combinaiotf n pair of rotatable shafts s i of operating .Chai

l Vneinher 22]. whereulion n rotation oi' @heit l f nerr producemovement ot Sand inen'ihers. :i i member for eontroihnr the sind sepauhle .individuiiitv geared o seid ineinbe i i ing ii nhiinii l:idii'pted to receive sind setting` pinion, the l'sziid setting pinion,

:V Shaft, ene-h oi. niemher eiiriperiiiing with 'the ehiteh eenzi pairof rotative shunts the lrotative eonneetions second, ineens forconnecting :in v one of the strintizdiv :is shirtti7 and intermediateconnections he- ,Viny hund nid Seid :it

theusnnili nine hundred, tion with :i piuraiiiy of members to he ser,

i t. ef which is retfitzihie independent the Seeond, intermediiziteydiseoniieiftihie driving eei'ineetinns between the [irai ot the Shaftssind the n'ieinhers te he set, :ind intermediate roiniectons hetvfefnthe second Shaft and Suid drivingl emineetion for eontreiling the idriving connections between the. irt shitt :i Seide indicating :in vother desired item i5 l :ind the members to he Si, nff nieehnn'niCoinpi'iing :1 pair the tiret ot ,vhieh is rointnhie indeinndenty oithi" Semnd n ph1- i'iiiitv ei' ii'ienihernl to lie-Set. ,.,epiiia'ihiedriving eonneetions hetvveeif Said nie; ners :1nd the tiret shaftivherehv rotation of tlie shntt irzeniieetion. sind :iConnection'between Ithe setting device eonipi;-iiig; n plnrniitv ofmembers to be set. :i pini-editi of gears :in operative shaft, :iphiriiitlv of cinta-hes heA tween Suid gears und ehzift, n eontroliiniimember :for Quid eiiitehes, a second control-- Ytine' shaft, :inddriving eenneetiens between the said second Controlling sii-litt and theeinteh controlling ineniher.

In n Setting mechanism, the eon'lbinntion ot setting pinion n pair ofeontroiiing Shafts, :i ehitcii i'zontioiiing shaft spiined to one otsmid Sharif; :ind nxizdiv movente reiziive thereto, Suid hit mentionedshaft havot eiremnterenti:d notches ai plurality of einteh sind ehitehControlling .gears mounted upon J id :Hiring n durch trolling siniit, :iSeiond inieifnting ehn'lt, find het, iv een oierzitinff Shnit :ind theSuid iinion.. Sinbset this eighth .nv of Hovenzher, fr. i). one

sin d second

